Google+: 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99... 100. — The Google+ project has been in field trial for just under 90 days, and in that time we've made 91 different improvements (many of which are posted here). Google+ is still in its infancy, of course, but we're more excited than ever to bring …

Introducing the Google+ Hangouts API — In the three months since we launched face-to-face-to-face communication in Google+ Hangouts, I've been impressed by the many ways people use them. We've seen Hangouts for game shows, fantasy football drafts, guitar lessons and even hangouts for writers to break their solitary confinement.

HP Cutting 500 Jobs at webOS Division (Updated) — The layoffs have begun at Hewlett-Packard's Palm division. — The company, which announced plans to shutter its webOS hardware business back in August, is sacking hundreds of employees as a result. — Sources close to HP say the company plans …

Wall Street Journal Social on Facebook: A First Look — The Wall Street Journal has unveiled WSJ Social Beta, a new way to consume news on Facebook. The effort from the News Corp. paper provides users full access to Journal articles within the walls of Facebook, along with the Journal's own advertising.

Google+: Social Media Upstart ‘Worse Than a Ghost Town’ — I wanted to log on to Google+. I swear I did. But the thought of it made me tired. — I recently wrote a piece for MediaShift on the perils of tweeting interview requests. Like I've done for past pieces and many of the posts …

The Influencers Verdict: the Google+ example — One of the top challenges of any service launching it to pass the influencers verdict. Look at Dan Reimold's post (that I am discovering tonight because his post is on Techmeme) about the failure of Google+ “Worse than a Ghost town”.

Final Cut Pro X gets first big update, and a free trial — Apple today is releasing its first major update to Final Cut Pro X with new features it says professional customers have been asking for, along with a new trial version users can try out for free. — Among the biggest new feature …

T-Mobile CMO: ‘We are not getting the iPhone 5 this year’ — T-Mobile's Chief Marketing Officer Cole Broadman claims the carrier will not “get the iPhone 5 this year”. This according to what appears to be a leaked internal document (via Tmo News) including a transcript from a recent Town Hall at Field Service Center.

Foursquare Now Keeps Home Addresses Private — Foursquare has rolled out a new privacy option to help prevent users from unwittingly sharing home addresses with strangers. — The update, first spotted by About Foursquare, enables the user to designate a Foursquare locale as a private residence …

Microsoft: Desktop apps will run on Windows 8 on ARM — Summary: Windows 8 Metro-style apps and Desktop apps are going to offer two different experiences. But both kinds of apps are going to be available on both x86/x64 and ARM PCs and tablets. — I've heard numerous folks who attended Build …

Former Intuit CEO Bill Harris Launches Personal Capital — Bill Harris has spent his entire career at the nexus of the financial and technology industries, first as the CEO of Intuit, then PayPal, and then as an investor over the past decade. Now he is bringing all of his experiences together …

How Bug Bounties Are Like Rat Farming — SAN FRANCISCO—It's become fashionable of late to have people from outside the industry give keynotes at security conferences as a way of providing a fresh perspective or unique insight into what security means. Often, that fresh perspective turns …

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